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Affordable Care Act premiums are about to soar in North Carolina
With Republicans in D.C. blocking renewed Affordable Care Act subsidies, North Carolina is passing along steep rate hikes for health care coverage.
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Federal judges rule Trump must fund SNAP benefits through the shutdown
Two federal judges have ruled that President Trump must fund SNAP benefits through the shutdown, but these important food benefits have already been disrupted.
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Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies
The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding and cutting infection rates in the tiniest babies.
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North Carolina researchers look into what could be a new kind of dinosaur
North Carolina researchers say they’ve unraveled a long-running mystery into a mysterious tyrannosaur skeleton that they say is a new kind of dinosaur.
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How the shutdown is impacting military families in North Carolina and beyond
The government shutdown has left military families in North Carolina and across the country wondering when the paychecks will stop.
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NC House votes to block Medicaid patients from getting care at Planned Parenthood
North Carolina Republicans approved a ‘bait and switch’ bill that would block Medicaid patients from using their insurance at Planned Parenthood clinics.
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Millions could go hungry in NC if SNAP benefits are paused during government shutdown
Kids, seniors, and veterans are among those who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to eat. The Trump administration has warned it will discontinue the program’s payments in November.
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Opinion: From firehouses to schools, North Carolina’s small towns run on local elections
Millions of Americans turn out to vote in presidential elections, but most of us don’t engage in the local elections that have an outsized impact on our everyday lives. Here’s why we need a change in North Carolina.
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Opinion: AG Jeff Jackson visits Fayetteville to remind FEMA a promise is a promise
In Fayetteville, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson calls on FEMA to honor their promise to build a badly needed bridge. Jackson’s office has filed a lawsuit against the federal agency over FEMA’s cancellation of $200 million in funds.
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‘Little armored ones’: Why armadillos are being spotted now in North Carolina
Drawn by a warming climate, lots of diggable land, and loads of fire ants, nine-banded armadillos are increasingly being spotted here in North Carolina.
